High School Vacation Rates

Is a 72% a good score? In the United States, the graduation rate is only at 72%, 10% lower than the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average. The United States school system is currently inept at educating students because students forget a lot of what they learned during the school year over the course of summer break. In Denmark, the summer vacation is limited to one month, and the graduation rate is at a solid 96% in comparison, the United States summer vacation is a full three months with the graduation rate hovering around 72%. Not having a diploma can lead to a life of crime and will almost certainly lead to a lower paying job and life of crime, “High school dropouts are three and one half times more likely

Rushing can cause more homework, less social life, less activity after school, and overall it can cause way more stress. Right now, schools must have 180 days of school a year. Some classes only take half of this time, so 90 days. A quote from Denise Clark Pope is, “These students regret the frenetic pace of their school days and the undue stress they endure.” Teachers and students both agree that fitting a whole class into 3 months is a difficult, stressful, and not efficient at teaching everything that is going to be on a state test. State tests are important; they are one of the most important things during school. State tests are used by the state to test how one compares to their peers and determine whether or not the student is ready. For example, the OAA, Ohio Achievement Assessment is there to see exactly that; whether or not one is ready to pass on to the next grade. When teachers have more time to teach, the can have assign less homework, leading to more after school activity, and less stress. The Ohio Achievement Assessment is just one test that students have to take to prove that they are smart enough to move on to the next level of